''Now for completeness, Zilli,'' track down O''Captain Imran Khan, and use the Shahi channel, and then get me a 'one to one appointment' by bowling the Captain a *Chinaman* and not a Googly!''

''Good girl, thank You!''

*IN
PROUD PAKISTAN* : MANY Students, specially girls, work hard to get good
marks on !W and in their high school examinations and study till
late at night, despite- Loadshedding and hot summer.

On the other hand, *the cheating mafia* gets ready to facilitate those who don't read and are not well prepared for the HSC examinations.

Thus
a good number of students at each examination centres also enjoy the
liberty of using gadgets like mobile phones and tablets as a means for
cheating at their examination centres.

The
authorities concerned have failed stop those who happen to manage the
system of cheating by maintaining strong links with their helpers
sitting at homes or other places.

Students who
study hard and for long hour's feel disheartened by the organized system
of cheating at examinations despite the claim to the contrary by
government officials.

Many thanks NisarAmed.
Karachi, Pakistan. The World Students Society, will do its very best to
bring this menace of total destruction under total surveillance and
control.

It is many times worth remembering that Quinoa is gluten-free, rich in protein, 15-19 per cent, has many minerals such as zinc, magnesium, manganese, etc, and a low glycemic index.

WHEAT, by and large the developing world's staple grain, has only 13 per cent protein.

Quinoa
is a resilient crop that is not affected by unfavourable weather,
thrives in saline soil, -clayey or sandy -and is drought resistant.
The yield per acre is 800 kilograms.

This is much lower than that of wheat. But I presume the yield of Quinoa will grow with more research and cultivation. .

What I find strange is that given these advantages, why is Quinoa not being promoted in a big way in Pakistan?

According to Dr Basra's information, Quinoa
is cultivated on 800 acres [ a little over 300 hectares] or so which
means a production of 640,000 kg a year, most of which is exported.

It is true that a culinary taste for Quinoa has yet to be developed. That calls for a public campaign in a land of wheat eaters.

This is worth it as Quinoa
has done well as the staple food of the Andean region in South
America where the indigenous population have preserved the crop
carefully with their traditional knowledge and practices.

From what I understand, the government has not tried to promote Quinoa at all. Those who have, including some researchers and cultivators, have focused on its rich potential as an export item.

As prices have risen in the world market, local production has increased somewhat in the last three years.

As a result the price of Quinoa,
one researcher disclosed, has declined in Pakistan from Rs 3,500 to Rs
300-400 per kilo. It is time we thought of students/children.

The government needs to draw up student/child-centered nutrition programmes, focused on Quinoa.

This is possible if a policy is adapted to indeginise the grain and devise ideal agricultural practices to maximise its production.

It
needs not displace wheat. Given its easy to grow properties, tillers
could grow it on land that is not fit for wheat cultivation. Why not
distribute the ''barren'' land among small farmers and show them to how
to grow the MAGIC crop?

Sensible pricing and
export policies could ensure affordable prices with exports being
allowed only above special special ceilings after local nutritional
needs have been met-

Small entrepreneurs should step forward to produce cereal and baby food.

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